Our Year 12 Spanish A level students enjoyed a cultural Spanish inspired day out in London. 

First stop was the Imperial War Museum where they looked at photography and propaganda from the Spanish Civil War. 

Students investigated how different styles of propaganda were used by both sides of the conflict between 1936 and 1939.

Next, after a walk past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, they briefly visited the Spanish art section of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, before heading to an exhibition, displaying the work of Mexican painter José María Velasco. 

The students took an audio tour in Spanish to learn about how the artist used landscape to portray his cultural heritage and the influence of Mexico's ancient civilisations. 

"To round off our day, "fuimos de tapas". We had a great selection of authentic tapas washed down with Sangría Virgen. A great day was had by all!"

 

 

Mrs Barkway and Mrs Alvarez